Supporting bracket for curtains, draperies, and the like



Dec. 15, 1925. 1,565,734

B. B. GREENHUT SUPPORTING BRACKET FOR CURTAINS, DRAPE RIES, AND THE LIKEFiled May 9. 1 2

-INVENTOR W 4 R'rroRN Patented Dec. 15, 1925.

UNITED I STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN B. GREENHUT, OF ASTORIA, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TODAVID D. GRUN'HUT AND ONE-THIRD TO ABRAHAM S. GREENHUT, BOTH OF NEWYORK, N. Y.

SUPPORTING BRACKET FOR CURTAINS, DRAPERIES, AND THE LIKE.

Application filed May 9, 1925.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN B. GREEN- iio'r, a citizenof the UnitedStates, and re siding at Astoria, in the county of: Queens and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Supporting Brackets for Curtains, Draperies, and the like, of which thefollowing is a specification, such as will enable those skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to supporting brackets adapted for use inconnection with curtain poles, rods, valance supports and the like; andthe object of the invention is to rovide a device of the class specifiedwhich is so constructed as to permit of the adjustable supporting ofpoles, rods and other supports in connection therewith to facilitate theproper hanging of curtains, draperies and similar window decorations; afurther object being to provide means on the end portions of the curtainpoles :or rods for detachably coupling the same with said devices andfor locking the same in connection with said devices against accidentaldisplacement; and with these and other objects in view, the inventionconsists in a device 01 the class and for the purpose specified, whichis simple in construction, efficient in use, and which is constructed ashereinafter described. and claimed. 7 a

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate partsof my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters ineach of the views, and in which Fig. 1 is a face View of two of thedevices which I employ, illustrating the method of their use and part ofthe construction being broken away and in section.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of a bracket made a cording to my invention andillustrating the method of its use, parts of the construction beingbroken away.

Fig. 3 is a partial sectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 1 and on anenlarged scale.

Fig. 4 is a partial section on the line H of Fig. 3. I

Fig. 5 is a sectional detail view of one end portion of a curtain rod;and,

Fig. 6 is a sectional detail view of the other end portion of said rod.

.bracket 13 consists Ushaped body preferably fashioned from 13 or theside portions 17 thereof.

Serial No. 29,021.

In Fig. 1 of the drawing, I have shown for the purpose of illustratingone use of my invention, two curtains or draperies 10 and 11 andavalance or drapery 12 supported by my improved brackets or supportingdevices and the rods or other supports employed; and at 13 in Fig. 1 ofthe drawing, I have illustrated one of my improved 13 is indicated indotted lines. These brackets are both of identical construction, and inFigs. 2, 3 and 1 of the drawing I have shown one of these brackets indetail. The

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sheet metal and comprises a back wall mem her 1 1 and top arm member 15arranged at right angles to the member 141 and a de-- pending facemember 16. The side edge portions 17 of the members 14 and 15 are offsetoutwardly and downwardly respectively to form recesses 18 on their innerand upper faces as clearly seen in Fig. 4t of the drawing and the sideedge portions 17 are provided with key-holed apertures 19 openingthrough the tree edges of said side portions as seen at 20 wherebycoupling pins 21 may be locked into engagement with the brackets ordevices Screws or other attaching devices 22 are passed through theother side portion 23 of the member 14 of the device and into a suitablesupport for retaining the devices 13 in position.

The coupling members 21 are provided at one end with enlarged heads 24:adapted to enter the recesses 18 and with reduced neck portions 25adapted to be passed through the openings 20 of the apertures 19 inplacing the members 21 in said apertures and. in locking the same inengagement with the devices 13. are threaded as shown at 26 and curtainpole or rod couplings 27 and 28 are adapted to be mounted on thethreaded ends 26 of the members 21 whereby rods or poles 29 may bemounted in connection with the devices 13. One end of the rod or pole 29is threaded into the coupling 27 while the other end of the rod or poleis held in engagement with the coupling 28 by means of an independentsleeve part 28" constituting part of said coupling. It will beunderstood that the coupling members 21 will be of standard brackets infull lines, and another bracket 1 substantially The outer ends of saidmembers 21 size 10 '1'11.CllSS of the size or dimensions of the rods orpoles employed, the couplings 27 and 28 being: constructed to suit therod size and the standard size of the members 21. and said members maybe inserted into any one of the number of apertures 19 employed on theD'lOlnlXl 14; and member 15 of the supporting); devices. Inrinsertingthe members 21 into the apertures 19, the narrow portion of the reducednecks are passed through the openings of said apertures, and when thenien'iber is inserted into the aperture, the same is rotated into a risrht angle position seen in section in Fig". l of the drawing: to locatethe member .21. aega inst displacement from the supporting); device 13as will be ap parent.

The member 15 where it joins the dependinc' face member 16 is flattenedout to re lievc the offset side portion 17 and to form of said member 16a flat depending: plate which is provided with an elongated, verticallyarranged aperture. 30. Employed in connection with the member 16 are twoL- shaped clamp plates 31 and 3e and a bolt or stud fixedly secured tothe plate 31 and extends throuarlt an elongated aperture 34 in the placeand through the aperture in the memlgier 18 and a winged nut is mountedon said bolt 33 and serves to clamp the parts-16. 31 and 32 together indifferent positions of adjustment. Theparts 31 and 32 serve as means forsecuring a valance supportina member 26 in connection with the bracketdevices 13 and the adjustments of t e parts 31 and 32 relatively to eachother and relatively to the men'iber 16 is to compensate for thedifferent sizes or vertical dimensions of the supports 36 and also forregulating" the hein'hth of said supports with reference to the devices13, this construction being clearly shown in Fin. 3 of the drawinnj.

With m improved construction, two or more curtain poles, rods or thelike may be mounted in connection with the members 14 nd 1.5 and sopositioned thereon as to propc i support curtains, draperies or the likein re tive positions. and it will be also under; and that a valancesupport 36 of pred.c termined size may be adj ustably supported inconnection with the devices 13 and retained in positions of adjustmentby the winged nutsvirlfi. it will be apparent from the constructionherein set out that but a single stamping is necessary in the formationof the devices 13, the offset side portions 1'? thereof being directedto the right in both brackets of a pair used in supporting rods andthelike. and when the poles are locked in position, the same cannot heaccidentally displaced. However, by rotating; the members 21 in theseparate devices 13, the entire pole may be removed from said deviceswith the curtains or draperies thereon or the memhers 521 may he left inlocked position and the poles removed through the detachable sleeve part28 of the coupling 28, it being: also understood that tl e valancesupport may be removed by simply loosening the winged nuts 355.

Vt will also be apparent that I am not necessarily limited to the use ofthe couplings 27 and 28, nor to the use of any specific pole or rodconstruction, and various changes in and modifications of theconstruction herein set out truly be made within the scope of the a'ipended claims without departing from the spirit o t my invention orsacrificingits advantages.

:laving fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by l ietters Patent, is

1. A. device of the class described comprising a back plate and topplate and a front plate, all of unitary construction. said back plateand top plate being offset to form a continuous recess through saidplates, and said plates havingapertures opening outwardly through oneside edge thereof and. into said recesses the inner ends of saidapertures being enlarged, and coupling members adapted to be mounted insaid apertures and retained against displacement from said plates, saidcoupling members' having heads which enter the recess in said plates,

2. A device of the class described comprising; a back plate and topplate and a front plate, all of unitary construotiomsaid back plate andtop plate being? offset to form a continuous recess throng said platesand said plates havingapertures opening outwardly through one side edgethereof and into said recesses, the inner ends of said a mrtureb, beingenlarged, coupling men'ibers adapted to be mounted in said apertures andretained against dis 'ilacement from said plates, said couplingn'ien'ibers ha ring heads which enter the recess in said plates andmeans for detachably securing rods in connection with caid couplingiucu'ibers.

3. 11' device of the class described com- DFlSlDQ a back plate and topplate and a front plate, all of unitary construction, said back plateand top plate being offset to form a continuous reccssthrough saidplates, said plates having: apertures openingoutwardly through one sideedge thereof and in said rccesses, the inner ends of said aperturesbeing enlarged. couplingmembers adapted to be mounted in said aperturesand retained against displacement from said plates, said couplingmembers having heads which enter the recess in said plates, means fordetachably securing rods in connection with said coupling members, and aplurality of clamps detachably and adj ustably mounted in connectionwith said front plate.

4:. A device of the class described comprising a back plate and topplate and a front plate,all of unitary construction, said fixedlysupporting said clamp members in predetermined positions of adjustment.

5. A device of the class described comprising a back plate and top plateand a front plate, all of unitary, construction, said back plate'and topplate being offset to form a continuous recess through said plates, saidplates having apertures opening outwardly through one side edge thereofand in said recesses, the inner ends of said apertures being enlarged.coupling members adapted to be mounted in said apertures and retainedagainst displacement from said plates,-said coupling members havingheads which enter the recess in said plates, means for detachablysecuring rods in connection with said coupling members, a plurality ofclamps detachably and adjustably mounted in connection with said frontplate, means for fixedly supporting said clamp members in predeterminedpositions of adjustment, and said clamp members being adapted to securea valance supporting device in connection with said front plate.

6. A bracket device of the class described comprising a bacl! plate anda top plate, one side edge DOI'i'lOIl of both of said plates be .ingofi'set in the plane of the plate to form a recess at the rear of theback plate and the top of the top plate, and the offset edge portion ofsaid plates being provided with spaced apertures opening outwardlytherethrough.

7. A bracket device of the class described comprising a back plate and atop plate. one side edge portion of both of said plates being offset inthe plane of the plate to form a recess at the rear of the back plateand the top of the top plate, the offset edge portion of said platesbeingprovided with apertures opening outwardly therethrough, saidapertures being equally spaced on said plates, and the inner endportions thereof being enlarged.

8. A. bracket device of the class described comprising a back plate anda top plate, one side edge portion of both of said plates being ofl'setin the plane of the plate to form a recess at the rear of the back plateand the top of the top plate. the offset edge portion of said. platesbeing provided with apertures opening outwardly therethrough, saidapertures being equally spaced on said plates, the inner end portionsthereof being enlarged, and a coupling member adapted to be detachablymounted in connection with the top and bottom plates, said member bein gpassed into the enlarged portions of said apertures and rotated to lockthe same against. displacement from said plates,

9. A bracket device of the class described comprising a back plate and atop plate, one sideedge portion of both of said plates being offset inthe plane of the plate to form a recess atthe rear of the back plate andthe top of the top'plate, the offset edge portion of said plates beingprovided with-apertures opening outwardly therethrough, said aperturesbeing equally spaced on said plates, the inner end portions thereofbeing enlarged, a coupling member adapted to be detachably mounted inconnection with the top and bottom plates, said member being passed intothe enlarged portions of said apertures and rotated to lock the sameagainst displacement from said plates, and means for detachably securinga rod or the like with said coupling member.

10. A bracket device of the class described comprising a back plate anda top plate, one side edge portion of both of said plates being offsetin the plane of the plate to form a recess at the rear of the back plateand the top of the top plate, the offset edge portion of said platesbeing provided with apertures opening outwardly therethrough, saidapertures being equally spaced on said plates, the inner end portionsthereof being enlarged, a coupling member adapted to be detachablymounted in connection with. the top and bottom plates, said. memberbeing passed into the enlarged portions of said apertures and rotated tolock the same against displacement from said plates, means fordetachably securing a rod or the like with said coupling member, andmeans adjustably mounted in connection with said bracket for securing avalance support in connection therewith.

11. A bracket device of the class described comprising a back plate anda top plate, one side edge portion of both of said plates being offsetin the plane of the plate to form a recess at the rear of the back plateand the top of the top plate, the offset edge portion of said platesbeing provided with apertures opening outwardly therethrough, saidapertures being equally spaced on said plates, the inner end portionsthereof being enlarged, a coupling member adapted to be detachablymounted in connection with the top and bottom plates, said member beingpassed into the enlarged portions of said apertures and rotated to lockthe same again iisplt cement from said piates, means f0? d with adjustbrac connect i 7 being det 1 sa it bracket device of the class d .c

comprising a la la plate and a top phi I, side edge portion of both ofsaid plates being ofifset in the plane of the plate to foam a i V. J J!1 T I 1 iecess at the leai Oi the each plate and the top oi? the topplate, the offset edge portion oil? said plates being provided with ape;ii'es opening mitwai'dly theiethi'ongh, said apex;- tui'es being equallyspaced on said plates, the inner end portions thereof being enlarged, acoupling member adapted to be detachably mounted in connection with thetop and bottom plates, said member being passed into the enlargedportions of said apertures and i'otated to lock the same against displacement from said plates, means for deliaehably securing a rod ()3?the like with said coupling member, means adjustably mounted inconnection with said bracket for securing a valance support inconnection therewith, said last named means being detachable from saidbracket, and said back plate being apertured to permit the passage ofattaching devices theretln'ough or seen;- ing the bracket in connectionwith a suitable support.

in testimony that I claim the fotogoing as my invention I ha ve signedmy name this 6th day of April 1925.

BENJAll IIN B. GREENE U T.

